Do You Like Seeing Hyper Coasters and Giga Coasters at the Same Park? Joel September 16, 2019 Coaster Questions, Editorials, Geek Speak 2 Cedar Fair's Recipe: A Hyper-Giga One Two Punch Hyper coasters and giga coasters represent two of the more popular steel roller coasters over the past few decades. Hyper coasters reach a height or have a drop ... Read More...
Orion Giga Coaster Announced for Kings Island | 2020 Roller Coasters Joel September 15, 2019 Roller Coaster News 3 In 2020, Kings Island will launch its 15th roller coaster with its tallest yet, Orion. On this new steel coaster, riders will be lifted to a height of 287 feet only to plummet down a 300-foot drop. With a drop ... Read More...
Review: Banshee at Kings Island Bobbie May 10, 2018 Inverted Coasters, Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews 15 Overview The longest inverted coaster in existence and the last one to be built in the USA, Banshee at Kings Island in Mason, OH opened in 2014 to critical acclaim. Built by B&M (Bolliger & Mabillard)... Read More...
Worst Coaster Trip Ever – Argument in Favor of Fast Lane Bobbie February 11, 2018 Editorials and Rants 3 Disaster in Ohio Of all the trips I’ve taken in order to experience world class coasters, my trip to Kings Island almost six years ago was unquestionably the worst. It would be difficult to imagine a more d... Read More...
Why Not Get Suspended? John January 17, 2018 Featured Photos 4 Photo by John Patterson No, not from work or school, but from some classic Arrow steel track! The Bat at Kings Island, opened in 1994 (not too be confused with the similarly named but ultimately failed ear... Read More...
Why Not Go Big? John January 10, 2018 Featured Photos 4 Photo by John Patterson Banshee at Mason, Ohio's Kings Island was introduced as the world's longest inverted coaster. Aside from any record-breaking facts toted at its introduction, in person, this new-for... Read More...
Why Not Take a Flight? John December 13, 2017 Featured Photos 2 Photo by John Patterson Firehawk at Kings Kings Island is one of three of Vekoma's Flying Dutchman roller coasters in the U.S. Originally painted green and black and named X-Flight, this flying coaster onc... Read More...
CoasterCritics’ Picks: Our 15 Worst Roller Coaster Experiences Joel November 22, 2017 Coaster Critics Picks 15 Our Most Regrettable Roller Coaster Experiences Like other hobbies, riding roller coasters has its mountaintop experiences. Those unforgettable, glorious, mind-blowing rides that make other rides pale in compa... Read More...
Announcing CoasterCritics’ Picks: Our Top 10 Roller Coasters List Joel September 13, 2017 Coaster Critic Updates 3 Given the growing team and community here at CoasterCritic, I thought it'd be fun to launch a critic-driven Top 10 that would become the site's official list of the top roller coasters. In order to incorporate ... Read More...
9Excellent Review: Mystic Timbers at Kings Island John August 7, 2017 Roller Coaster Reviews, Wooden Roller Coaster Reviews 3 Mystic Timbers was my first modern wooden roller coaster. Prior to that, the most recently built wooden coaster I’d ridden was Cedar Point’s Mean Streak which, I can attest to, was never a great ride even when ... Read More...
